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core 2 duo t5800

dog99

Posted 22 June 2013 - 06:13 PM

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I have a hp m300y with socket mpga478b . The p4 cpu so I paid for a core 2 duo t5800 but when installed , it won't work it socket is ppga478 . forums and techs say it suppose to work but it don't. Need help.

dog99

Posted 23 June 2013 - 06:40 PM

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P4sd-la yale motherboard . it say the chipset i865pe is supported . The processer is a ppga478 and my motherboard say mpga478b . but I don't understand how people have mpga478b with this same core working.

iammykyl

Posted 24 June 2013 - 10:35 PM

This is how I see the situation. The only way you can get concrete confirmation is to contact HP support.

Your MB does not support Core 2 Due, even with a BIOS update. The socket on your MB is mPGA478, only a MB with socket mPGA478Csupports the Core 2 Duo.The sockets look identical but the socket on your MB has physical parts inside that are not connected.